In a recent conversation about IQ tests and their relevance to different lifestyles and communities, I raised an intriguing question: Are IQ tests designed to measure aptitude for capitalism rather than for communities? This question highlights the limitations and biases inherent in traditional IQ tests and prompts us to reconsider how we assess human intelligence.
I have had my share of these I Q tests throughout my lifetime. My results were always very high, but wondered what value does this test really have throughout my walk in life?
Tests based on Binet's test were used by the U.S. Army in sorting out the vast numbers of recruits in World War I. The questions, however, had much more to do with general knowledge than with mental tasks such as sequencing or matching. The results, released after the war, showed that the majority of recruits had a juvenile intelligence. This shocking news played into the hands of eugenicists who argued that intelligence was an innate, inheritable trait limited to certain types (or nationalities) of people.
Interesting. I always had this in the back of my mind on whether this test provided a holistic assessment of one's intelligence. Thank you for putting it into words.
Very good .
I have had my share of these I Q tests throughout my lifetime. My results were always very high, but wondered what value does this test really have throughout my walk in life?
Tests based on Binet's test were used by the U.S. Army in sorting out the vast numbers of recruits in World War I. The questions, however, had much more to do with general knowledge than with mental tasks such as sequencing or matching. The results, released after the war, showed that the majority of recruits had a juvenile intelligence. This shocking news played into the hands of eugenicists who argued that intelligence was an innate, inheritable trait limited to certain types (or nationalities) of people.
https://www.pbs.org/wgbh/aso/databank/entries/dh05te.html
Interesting. I always had this in the back of my mind on whether this test provided a holistic assessment of one's intelligence. Thank you for putting it into words.